Filing-cabinet.



PATENTED NOV. 3,-1903.

H. U. YEISBR.

FILING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 1902.

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No. 742,950. PATENTED NOV. 3, 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY C. YEISER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE GLOBE- WERNICKE COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION.

FILING-CABIINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 742,950, dated November 3, 1903.

Application filed June 3, 1902. Serial No. 110,085. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, HENRY C. YEISER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Filing-Cabinets, of which the follow ing is a specification.

This invention relates to filing-cabinets generally, and more especially to that construction of cabinets which is adapted to horizontal extension, said extension being produced by attaching together several sections of cabinets.

The invention consists in certain details of construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows a perspective view of .three sections, two of which are attached together in accordance with my invention, the remaining section being separated from the other sections. Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of a single section with the bolts projecting through openings ready to engage with another section. Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of the top of two sections with a portion of the top cut away, showing the position of the bolt and nut or plate when the two sections are attached in accordance with my invention. Fig. 4 shows a horizontal sectional view through two attached sections ata point just above the point of attachment. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 of one of the sections.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents the outer shell or case of each section.

B represents the bolt, provided with a screwthread which engages with the plate or nut C.

D D show the openings in the abutting ends of the sections through which the bolts pass.

E shows the abutting ends of the sections.

F shows the framework, which is adapted in the construction shown in the drawings to strengthen the upper and lower ends of each section and is also used as a support for the connecting-bolt.

The bolt B is provided with a thumb-piece or other suitable means whereby it can be turned for the purpose of making an engagement with the screw-thread on the nut or plate C. The 'plate C is placed at the inner edge of the frame F, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. In Fig. 4 the two sections which are placed together are secured by means of the bolt D, engaging with the nut C, while the right-hand bolt (shown in Fig. 4) is pressed back into the case, so as not to project beyond the outer shell of the section. In Fig. 2 the bolts B B are extended ready to enter the holes D D (shown in Fig. 1) and also to engage with nuts (not shown in Fig. 1) which are placed on the inside of the frames F in the same manner as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. This bolt B must be of considerable length in order to extend through the frames F and F and also the abutting ends and to engage with the nut C. The framework F serves to strengthen the case and also serves as a support for the bolt, holding the bolt in position when detached and shoved back into the case, as shown in the 1eft-hand section. (Illustrated in Fig. 4 and also illustrated in Fig. 3.) By this construction the plurality of separate sections may be placed together and secured in any position, so as to form a single article of furniture, and yet in position to be readily detached by merely disengaging thebolt from the nut O.

In the device as ordinarily constructed I provide means at the top and the bottom of each section for making the engagement. It will be understood, however, that the number of attaching devices may difier, depending upon the height of the individual sections which are to be attached together. It will also be evident that instead of forming the framework F as shown in the drawings any other suitable means may be used for the purpose of sustaining the bolt when shoved back into the case.

In the illustration of my invention as shown in the drawings I have shown upright cases which may be provided with a plurality of boxes or openings for the reception of the articles to be stored therein.

By the construction above described the manufacturer will be enabled to construct in the'factory a large number of standard sections, each section being a complete and perfect filing-case,which can be used as an addition to other cases, so that the user can increase the capacity of his filing-cases by add ing additional sections and still retain a unitary filing-case. This enables the manufacturer to construct filing-cases at a reduced expense, and enables the user to always utilize the filing-cases which he has, provided the same are constructed in accordance with this invention, which is a matter of great importance both to the manufacturer and user of filing-cases.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to have invented, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A cabinet consisting of a plurality of upright sectional cases, each of which is provided with a support secured to the inner faces of the walls thereof, the sides of said support provided with openings registering with openings formed in the side walls of its respective case, a plate secured to the inner face of one side of each of the supports and having an opening registering with the opening in the said side of said support, and a bolt extending through the opening in the other side of each of said supports and through the openings in the side walls of the cases which register with the openings of the supports through which the bolt extends, the bolt of one case adapted toextend through the support of the adjacent case and engage in the plate of said adjacent case for connecting the cases together, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY C. YEISER.

VJitnesses:

J. E. BLAINE, Jr., FRED W. ToBEY. 

